Glass-holding attachment for bottles.



No. 882,686. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908.

W. K. HOPKINS.

GLASS HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR BOTTLES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 26.1907.

afto'buergo WILLIAM KING HOPKINS, OF WOLFE CITY, TEXAS.

GLASS-HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR BOTTLES.

Specification of Letters Patent,

Patented March 24, 1908.

Application filed August 26, 1907. Serial No. 390,221.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM KING Hor- KINS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Volfe City, in the county of Hunt and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glass-Holding Attachments for Bottles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to glass holding attachments for bottles.

The object of the invention is to provide an attachment of this character by means of which the glass may be supported upon a bottle in convenient position for use.

With this object in view, the invention consists of certain novel features oi construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1. is a perspective view of the bottle, showing the application of the device thereto to support a medicine glass; and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attachment removed from the bottle.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the attachment which is prcferably formed from a single piece of spring wire, bent midway between its ends to form a glass receiving loop, 2. After forming the loop, 2, the wires are bent upwardly in substantially parallel relation to form spring arms, 3, at the upper ends of which the ends of the wire are bent at right-angles, as shown at 4, said right angularly bent ends being curved or bowed outwardly in opposite directions to form clamping fingers, 5, which are adapted to engage with the neck of a bottle to securely fasten the attachment thereto.

When using the device, the fingers, 5, are engaged with the neck of the bottle, while the spring arms, 3, project down upon one side or edge of the same and support the glass receiving loop, 2, in a horizontal posi tion at the side or edge of the body, and. in which position a medicine glass or other receptacle may be conveniently engaged therewith and supported. in convcnient posi tion for use.

By providing a device of this clmracter, a glass and a medicine bottle may be conveniently kept together and always ready for use. s

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a glass holder, curved bottle ongaging lingers adapted to be engaged with the neck of a bottle, and spring clamping arms to connect said lingers and glass holder, substantially asdescribed.

2. A glass holding attachment for bottles Formed of a single piece of wire bent to form a glass receiving loop, integrally formed upwardly projecting spring arms connected with said loop,-and right-angularly formed outwardly curved bottle clamping lingers on the upper ends of said. spring arms to engage the neck of a bottle, substantially as described. 7 o

A device of the character described comprising a glass holder in the form of a spring metal ring, curved spring metal bottle engaging lingers adapted to grip the neck of the bottle, and vertically disposed spring clamping arms adapted to clamp said lingers into engagement with the bottle neck and to support said glass holding ring against the side of the bottle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- DCSSOS.

WVILLIAM KING HOPKINS. Vitnesses:

T. M. MCDONALD, It. F. AKRIDGE. 

